Americans for Tax Reform

Taxpayer Group Launches Petition to Ask Sen. Ben Nelson to Keep His Pledge

Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, November 12th, 2009

Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) continued its pressure on Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) by releasing an online petition asking him to oppose the Senate healthcare bill because it violates the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.

The petition, found at www.nohealthcaretaxes.org, urges Sen. Nelson to be a "no" vote on any procedural votes and/or final passage votes on this anti-taxpayer piece of legislation. The petition also reminds him that a failure to do so would be a breach of trust between him and the people of Nebraska.

"Sen. Nelson has shown the courage of his convictions. He is alone among Senators to have taken the Pledge as a Democrat," said Grover...

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Source: Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly (2009-11-12)

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